Reconsidering the Levesque framework: a social work perspective for healthcare professionals

Abstract

Potential barriers to access primary care Social backgrounds affect people’s health and health behaviour.1 Factors such as gender, marital status, race and/or ethnicity, nationality, income, education, job status, or social relationships are known as social determinants of health. Recently, healthcare professionals have been required to consider patients’ social determinants and to address issues to improve the care of patients.2